Turpentine-gathering apparatus.



w. E. KENNER. I TURPENTINE GATHERING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 16,1911.

Patented May 14, 1912.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM E. KENNER, OF BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, ASSIG-NOR OF ONE-SIXTH T0EDWARD H. MASON, ONE-SIXTH TO DAVID L. KELLER, AND ONE-SIXTH T0 ALBERTFINDIG,

ALL OF BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA.

TURPENTINE-GATHERING APPARATUS.

Application filed January 16, 1911.

Specification of Letters Patent.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM E. KENNER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Brunswick, in the county of Glynn and State of Georgia, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Turpentine- G-atheringApparatus, of which the following is a specification, reference beinghad therein to the accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to improvements in turpentine gathering apparatus.

The object of my invention is to provide an apparatus of this characterin which the conductor and box are each made of single pieces of metal,bent and crimped into their respective form, thus forming a more simple,cheap and effective apparatus.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a treeshowing my invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectionalview. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the blank of which my conductor isformed. Fig. 4 is a rear elevation of the sap bucket.

Referring now to the drawings, 1 represents the blank of which myimproved conductor is formed and, as shown, is formed with the twooutwardly extending wings 2 and 3, which extend approximately at rightangles to each other. This plate, as shown, is of comparatively narrowsheet metal and the two straight upper edges 4 and 5 of the wings 2 and3, extend within the kerf of the tree and secured therein by means ofnails or the like, passing throughthe openings 6 and 7.

As is understood by those skilled in the art of gathering turpentine,the tree is first nitched with an ax which cuts the grain of the treeand allows the turpentine to flow, and by the arrangement of the V orwedgeshaped kerf a greater number of grains of the wood are severed andthus cause a greater flow of turpentine.

The lower edge of the plate at the apex thereof, forms the spout 8proper, which conveys the turpentine from the plate to the bucket, aswill be hereinafter more fully described. The plate on each side of theportion 8 is provided with cuts 9 and 10, which converge upwardly andextend about half way through the plate, The wings 2 and 3 are bent onthe lines 11 and 12 to form the portions 13 and 1 1, which are at anacute angle to the main body ofthe wings, so as to form the two troughsfor conveying the turpentine downwardly and preventing it from runningoff of the plate.

The lines 11 and 12, as shown, converge slightly toward the edges 4 and5, whereby the troughs have the lower ends at a greater angle than theedges of the members 2 and 3 to cause the sap to more readily run downto the troughs. The members or wings 2 and 3 are slightly curved to fitthe tree snugly so as to receive allthe sap from the tree. The upperedges 4 and 5 of the wings 2 and 3 are slightly drawn inwardly so thatthe lower edges as indicated at 13 are spaced slightly from the tree, asclearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

The portion 8 formed by the lower adjoining ends of the wings betweenthe slits 9 and 10 is drawn inwardly on the curved line 14, so as tobring the portion 8 inwardly beyond the lower ends 15 of the troughs sothat the sap as it passes from the troughs will pass directly into thesap bucket, as clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. The lower end ofthe portion 8, as indicated at 16, is bent outwardly to allow the bucketsupporting member to pass under the said portion 8. The said flap orportion 8 is provided with a horizontal slot 17 into which hooks thetongue 18 carried by the bucket or receptacle 19. This bucket, as shown,is formed of a single sheet of metal crimped together as indicated at 20to form a. tight joint and is preferably of a conical form. The lowerend, as indicated at 21, is crimped to form a tight joint. The upperedge 22 of the bucket is provided at the center with two V-shapednotches 23 and 24 and the portions on the outside of the notches arecrimped outwardly as indicated at 25 and 26 to strengthen the upper edgeof the receptacle. The upper edge between the notches 23 and 2 1 is bentinwardly forming the hook or tongue 18 which passes through the slot 17from the under side.

As shown any sap that runs from the trough onto the portion 8 isconveyed to the bucket or receptacle as the same extends within thebucket.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:

1. A turpentine conductor, comprising a sheet metal plate formed of twowings arranged at right angles to each other, the said wings on eachside of the apex having aslit extending about half the width of thewings, the wings having laterally turned lower ends above the slitsforming two converging vtroughs, and the portion between the slits bentinwardly to bring the same in beyond the lower ends of the trough, andhaving a horizontal slot to receive and support a bucket or receptacle.

2. A turpentine conductor comprising a sheet metal plate formed of twowings arranged at right angles to each other, the said wings on eachside of the apex having a slit extending about half the width of thewings, the wings having laterally turned lower ends above the slitsforming two converging troughs, having their edges slightly turnedinwardly throwing the lower ends outwardly, and the upper end of theportion between the slits bent inwardly to bring it inwardly beyond thelower ends of the troughs and the lower end of said portion bent outwardand having a horizontal slot to receive a hook for supporting a bucketor receptacle. 7 p

3. A turpentine conductor sheet metal plate formed of an angle to eachother, means comprising a two wings at carried by the upper end forattaching it to the tree, the said wings on each side of the apex havinga slit extending about half the width of the wings, the wings havinglaterally turned lower ends above the slit forming two convergingtroughs gradually decreasing in width toward their lower ends, and thelower end of said plate between the slits bent inwardly to bring itinwardly beyond the lower ends of the troughs and to hold the plate inan outwardly slanting and the lower end of the inwardly tion bentoutward and having a ceive a hook for supporting a bucket below thetrough.

4. A turpentine conductor, metal plate formed of two wings arranged atan angle to each other, means for attaching it to the tree, the saidwings 011 each side of the apex having a slit extending inwardly atsubstantially right angles, the wings having laterally turned lower endsabove the slit forming two converging troughs, and the lower end of saidplate between the slits bent inwardly beyond the lower ends of thetrough to engage the tree and hold the lower ends of the trough awayfrom the tree.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

WVILLIAM E. KENNER.

bent por- W'itnesses TI-IOS. J. KENNER, E. C. MARLIN.

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